Budget filled with Pork
Once again the Democrats and Republicans prove they are unable to control government spending...
According to the Times-Dispatch:
Squirreled away in the state's proposed $74 billion, two-year budget are more than 300 grants to museums, tourist attractions, theaters and organizations helping the needy.
Some call the $37 million of grants political pork, but others say the handouts, which are for next year and account for 1/2,000th of the pending budget, fill a major gap in state funding for cultural and tourist projects, which is among the lowest in the nation.
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